Does anyone know of a new gas tank replacement unit that I can put on my 1982 nighthawk 650. I'm in the process of fixing up a few loose ends, like tank and exhaust. I have good exhaust but it was painted by the previous owner and it wasn't well done, so now I need tofix it some how (it also is not original i think, i have a 4-2, but it came stock with 4-4 I think)

cb650 wrote:GS that is the STOCK exhaust for the nitehawk. Also the 80 and 81 customs.

They did make a STANDARD model also all 3 years that was a 4-2.

Yes, I know that is the standard Nighthawk exhaust and some of the Customs had the same set up, but the early Customs had the 4 into 2 that had shorter silencers (mufflers?) than the standard road models. The early 650 Customs had spoked wheels with a single disc brake on the front. This picture is of my Custom when I bought it, the front wheel is from a CB500/550 as the chrome was totally shot on the original, the 4 into 2 is the stock exhaust.

Thanks matt, but it has changed a bit since that picture, it now has the comstar wheels on it and it is a hell of a lot cleaner. There were a few early Customs that had comstar single disc up front and I managed to find a set, they are a straight swap for the spoked wheels.

cb650 wrote:All 80 customs had single disk front comstars. I have 3. Yours even has the standard rear shocks not the customs.The only shorty 4-2 there are is aftermarket slipons.

I'd better give Honda a call and tell them they never made this exhaust then

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CB, I think I know where the confusion comes from What you guys in the US call a standard bike is known in the UK as a factory custom due to the lawnmower handlebars and the cut down seat height. A standard CB650 in the UK would be the CB650Z road bike